Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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But no matter how motivated Taicang Sect’s veteran employees were at work, her friends were really capable. They completely stirred and dug the land in the yard into what Wei Xi wanted, and their efficiency was even higher than that of the flatterer Mike.
Shuo Zong leaned over and scooped up a handful of loose spiritual soil mixed in with ordinary soil. It didn’t look impressive, but it exuded a refreshing smell.
This reminded him of many past events, and his eyes dimmed slightly.
In fact, many, many years ago, spiritual soil was not a rare treasure, at least in his opinion it was not worth mentioning. For those with fairy mountains of a certain size, one could even open up a spiritual field specifically for growing medicinal herbs.
But things were different now. After the collapse of the Heavenly Dao, many rules of the world had changed. Spiritual stones, spiritual soil, and countless natural treasures had long since disappeared along with those once prosperous sects of cultivation. The immortal mountain caves that they once hid in the mountain protection formation had also lost their ability to hide due to insufficient spiritual power, and had been exposed to the eyes of mortals, becoming a tourist destination crowded with tourists.
If that was the case, how did Wei Xi preserve this little spiritual soil?
He looked at Wei Xi and saw that Wei Xi had happily returned to his room and pulled out his small backpack. He reached out and took out a handful of herbs –
Only found deep in the sacred mountains, this herb could help you forget your worries and sleep peacefully…
Shuo Zong looked at the pile of herbs that he held in his hands like weeds, which had become somewhat dry because they had been left in the backpack for too long without care: “…”
Wei Xi called out to everyone: “Now that we have dug the pit, come on, Wanrong, while your friends are here, let’s plant the seedlings as well.”
Shu Wanrong: “…”
The ladies were surprised and asked Shu Wanrong, “Huh? Is this your eldest son? Why did he call you by your name?”
Shu Wanrong was silent for a moment, then spoke with difficulty: “…Our family is relatively democratics, there is no distinction between these things, everyone calls each other by their first names.”
Because he acted as if it was a matter of course, this group of ladies who had just rested for a short time were inexplicably driven to plant the land. For a moment, the scene in the Wei family compound was like a field being sown in spring, filled with a simple and rustic atmosphere.
The ladies were confused. Weren’t we just drinking coffee? Why did we start doing this?
However, with the help of the light, when they saw their white fingers turning in the soil, the question that had emerged was soon replaced by a more important question. That is, the soil of the Wei family was really magical. Although they didn’t know what ingredients it contained, its powerful skin care effect was enough to show the extraordinariness of this thing. They had been digging the pit here for a whole day. Although the skin that touched the soil did not become as smooth and white as Shu Wanrong’s left hand because the spiritual soil was diluted, even so, this feeling of every pore being filled with water and clearing as if an expensive water mask had been done was enough to satisfy people. They had plenty of money. What kind of beauty methods had they not tried? In addition to conventional medical beauty methods, some people even flew to Rotorua regularly for volcanic mud baths. But even the famous beauty volcanic mud in Rotorua had never given them such visible effects.
Therefore, although they didn’t understand why they had to work, rather than resisting being enslaved, what everyone wanted to do more was to ask Wei Xi where he got the soil.
Wouldn’t it be more effective if you could fly directly to the place of origin and take a nice mud bath?
When Wei Xi was asked about the origin of the soil, he acted very confused – of course the soil was dug from the ground.
Although that stinky old man Wei Dedao was blind, couldn’t carry anything, and was picky about food, he didn’t really do nothing. In addition to preaching to the wild beasts in the mountains, he had also opened up a large flower garden on the top of the mountain, planting vegetables and medicinal herbs.
After all, Wei Xi only knew how to hunt and was not good at identifying vegetables. He ate everything without any restraint. After Wei Dedao picked out the heartbreak grass from the plants he brought back for the last time, he strictly forbade his apprentice from bringing wild vegetables home after hunting.
Unfortunately, his health had been deteriorating, and the work of planting and maintaining plants was becoming increasingly difficult. Although Wei Xi disliked him very much, it was not a pleasant feeling to be nagged by him every day. Therefore, whenever Wei Dedao supported his body with a hoe and acted weakly and pitiful, he would usually go in to help.
This kind of help was certainly not without cost. Taking advantage of the fact that Wei Dedao couldn’t see, Wei Xi stole a lot of food while helping with planting.
That old man was so stupid!
Wei Xi felt quite proud of the thought, because every time he secretly turned his head to observe, Wei Dedao would just be standing behind him with a smile, with a gentle look in his unfocused eyes, so he was sure that he definitely didn’t notice anything!
However, no matter how proud he was, he still hated doing these jobs and did them reluctantly every time.
However, for some reason, when he passed by the flower bed with the basket on his back before going out, he stared in a daze for a long time at the seedlings that Wei Dedao had sown in the field not long ago. Inexplicably, a lot of Wei Dedao’s usual nagging popped up in his mind, and he couldn’t get rid of it no matter how hard he tried.
So for no reason, he loaded up a bunch of these heavy and useless stuff, which made him very annoyed when jumping through the mountains and forests.
As for why he asked Shu Wanrong to spread the soil into the yard – to be honest, he just did it because he wanted to, and he didn’t know why.
When asked by the women who volunteered to help him, he told the truth: “I brought it from the mountains.”
The ladies were so excited that they kept asking which mountain it was and what scenic spot it was. Wei Xi didn’t know the name of the mountain where he and Wei Dedao stayed. Just as he was about to answer, his second apprentice’s cold voice sounded before him: “This is mineral soil that can only be found on the Mt. Zhuobar Mountain in the Himalayas.”
Wei Xi: ????
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw the handsome young man who spoke was leaning comfortably against the courtyard wall, quietly looking at a plant between his fingers.
Ah……
The women were all stunned and instantly believed it unconditionally. As for where the Zhuobar Peak was and whether they could go there to explore its beauty benefits, they all took out their phones and searched –
Zhuobar Peak, also known as Nanga Bawa Peak, was covered with glaciers and difficult to climb, which had killed countless mountaineering enthusiasts. Therefore, it also had a very special name, called the Killer Peak.
The ladies looked at each other and fell silent.
Either…or just forget it.
….
Planting was a big job. In the end, except for Wei Tianyi who was hiding in the study and resisting stubbornly, all the members of the Wei family came out to help. Together with Mike who was very good at burying the soil, everyone in the yard worked for several hours before the job was finally completed.
The servants were fine, but the ladies who had always lived a life of luxury were miserable. The joy of applying mud, drinking coffee and chatting about beauty in the afternoon had disappeared. If Shu Wanrong had not been working silently, they wouldn’t have been too embarrassed to say goodbye and might have slipped away long ago.
After finally planting trees in the last corner of the pit, the ladies were so tired that they could hardly straighten their backs. Seeing that Wei Xi was still trying to order them to do something else without any courtesy, they dared not stay any longer and kept saying that they had to leave because of something at home.
Shu Wanrong was completely numb at this time. She didn’t know which one hit her more, the fact that her friends were being bossed around by her stepson or the two black circles under her husband’s eyes from being beaten. Tuan Tuanyi was a polite and good boy. He quietly asked his master: “Master, these people have been helping us all day. Shouldn’t we show some appreciation?”
Show some appreciation?
Wei Xi thought about it and it made sense. Although these women were brought home by Shu Wanrong to work, they were not disciples of their Taicang Sect, so they should indeed be paid.
But Taicang Sect was still in its start-up phase and had not done much business, so its funds were very limited. He felt reluctant to give money.
So he looked around and simply picked a few blades of grass, and distributed them to the ladies who were about to leave, saying politely, “Thank you for your hard work. Please accept these blades of grass. Keeping them at home can help you sleep peacefully and eliminate worries.”
The ladies who accepted the chive-leaf-like thing he handed over said: “…Is that so.”
Shu Wanrong silently watched her friends’ panicked backs as they left. In the night, she finally couldn’t help but let out a long sob. It was over. From now on, she would not be able to face anyone in her social circle.
At this moment, Wei Xi patted her shoulder. She turned around and saw Wei Xi nodding to her with a look of satisfaction on his face.
“Wanrong, your friends are very nice and efficient. When you are free in the future, you can invite them to come and visit more often.”
Shu Wanrong: “…”
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